PFF thinks USC Trojans will make CFP for the first time in 2026

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The USC Trojans enter the season with high expectations. With Lincoln Riley and USC being in the Big Ten for a few years, it is time to see the results. Some experts believe they are a team that will deliver this season.

In a recent article, PFF lists the USC Trojans as the team with the best chance to make the College Football Playoff for the first time. Here is what they had to say:

"If the betting markets are to be believed, USC is the most likely program still waiting on its playoff debut to get the monkey off its back this fall. 

The Trojans have recruited at an elite level for years, culminating in the highest-ranked recruiting class in college football for 2026. This class will be inserted into what is already one of the most explosive teams in college football. USC’s 19.6% explosive pass play rate was the highest of any Power Four offense last season. 

The Trojans’ transition into the Big Ten came with growing pains at first, but gritty wins over Michigan and Iowa last year brings optimism that Lincoln Riley has built a side that can handle physical football, sometimes in adverse conditions.

A program with USC’s talent ceiling will rarely stay out of the modern playoff picture for long. If the Trojans can pick off two wins in three games against Ohio State, Oregon and Indiana, they stand a brilliant chance."

The Trojans are definitely trending in the right direction,m with their young talent, and this very well could be the season everything finally comes to fruition for Lincoln Riley. If it is not this year, then when?

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